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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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A security flaw has been discovered in Totolink A8000RU 7.1cu.643_b20200521. This impacts the function setGameSpeedCfg of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi of the component Web Management Interface. Performing a manipulation of the argument enable results in os command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.
AnalysisAI
OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands by manipulating the 'enable' parameter passed to the setGameSpeedCfg function in /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. Publicly available exploit code exists, raising the practical threat despite a modest EPSS score of 0.89% (76th percentile). No active exploitation has been confirmed via CISA KEV at time of analysis.
Technical ContextAI
The flaw resides in the Web Management Interface CGI handler (cstecgi.cgi), a binary commonly used across Totolink consumer/SOHO routers to dispatch configuration RPCs. The setGameSpeedCfg handler consumes the 'enable' argument without proper sanitization or escaping before it is incorporated into a shell command, producing a textbook CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command) condition. Per the CPE (cpe:2.3:a:totolink:a8000ru:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), the issue affects the A8000RU product line; the EUVD record specifically names firmware A8000RU 7.1cu.643_b20200521. Successful injection runs in the context of the CGI process, which on Totolink devices is typically root, giving full device control.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis - Totolink has not published a fixed firmware version in the references provided (https://www.totolink.net/, https://vuldb.com/vuln/365386, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9405). Until a firmware update is released, restrict access to the Web Management Interface by disabling remote/WAN administration entirely (trade-off: loss of remote configuration capability), placing the device's management interface on an isolated VLAN reachable only from trusted admin hosts, and blocking inbound access to the device's HTTP/HTTPS admin ports at any upstream firewall. Where feasible, replace the device or constrain it to non-sensitive segments, since cstecgi.cgi-class flaws are recurrent across Totolink models and additional un-patched parameters likely exist. Monitor the vendor site and VulDB entry 365386 for firmware updates and apply the fixed image as soon as it is published.
OS command injection in Totolink A8000RU router firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to
OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows remote unauthenticated attacke
OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows remote unauthenticated attacke
OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows remote unauthenticated attacke
OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows unauthenticated remote attacke
Remote OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows unauthenticated attacke
OS command injection in Totolink A8000RU router firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to
Remote OS command injection in TOTOLINK A8000RU router firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521 allows unauthenticated attackers to
OS command injection in TOTOLINK A8000RU router firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to
OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows remote unauthenticated attacke
OS command injection in Totolink A8000RU router firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to
OS command injection in the Totolink A8000RU router (firmware 7.1cu.643_b20200521) allows unauthenticated remote attacke
Same weakness CWE-78 – OS Command Injection
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EUVD-2026-31608
GHSA-gm67-x7fw-5m4h